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Howard Ray Nelson

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Birth	:	11 Jan 1931
Death	:	24 Feb 2019 Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Peaceful Hill Cemetery, Naselle, Pacific County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.3678017, -123.7994003
Description	:	PARENTS: Eva Irene DePeel and Richard Nelson MARRIAGE: Arlene Callahan DATE: December 11, 1965 Record Series: Marriage Records Collection: Clark County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1843-Present County: Clark Document No: swclkmcaa5003 Groom's Name: Howard R Nelson Bride's Name: Arlene Smith Marriage Date: 12/11/1965 County: Clark (Source: Washington State Digital Archives, Marriage Records) OBITUARY: On February 24th, Howard Ray Nelson passed away peacefully in Longview, surrounded by his family. He was born January 11, 1931 to Eva Irene and Richard Nelson in GoldenTownship, Nebraska. He attended school there until... Read More	PARENTS: Eva Irene DePeel and Richard Nelson MARRIAGE: Arlene Callahan DATE: December 11, 1965 Record Series: Marriage Records Collection: Clark County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1843-Present County: Clark Document No: swclkmcaa5003 Groom's Name: Howard R Nelson Bride's Name: Arlene Smith Marriage Date: 12/11/1965 County: Clark (Source: Washington State Digital Archives, Marriage Records) OBITUARY: On February 24th, Howard Ray Nelson passed away peacefully in Longview, surrounded by his family. He was born January 11, 1931 to Eva Irene and Richard Nelson in GoldenTownship, Nebraska. He attended school there until the family moved to Roseburg, Oregon. At 6 years of age, Howard began carrying oil cans for his father who was cutting old growth timber. At 16, he then worked as a scaler. Howard continued working in the industry all of his life, first as a timber faller, then a truck driver for Crown Zellerbach. He often talked of the loads of huge trees he remembered hauling in the early years. When Crown closed, he retired, then went back to work for DeBriae Logging where he retired again at age 63 in 1994. For several more years, he drove for his son-in-law Bob, at Torppa Construction, finally retiring just a few years ago. He had no accidents in all his driving years, a record he was quite proud of. The only time he wasn’t working in logging, was when he proudly served four years in the US Navy. Howard, known also as HR, Howie, Grumpy, Papa, G-Pop, dog lover, Supervisor and Hammer Down, loved his family first and foremost. On December 11, 1965, he married Arlene Callahan and became a beloved father to her four children adding them to his own three children. They moved to Deep River in 1966. Howard was known as a man of the outdoors. He not only worked in timber he enjoyed hunting elk and deer. He was a member of the North American Hunting Club, the CB Club, Grays River Fire Dept., and the American Legion. He loved square dancing, photography, card games, fishing, “Farmville,” and loved to go to Torppa Construction’s shop where he was quick to lend a hand. He was a fine mechanic, with a strong respect for tools and problem-solving. He loved history and enjoyed telling stories of his early years in logging. His heart was huge and he helped all and any who asked. He was one of a kind and will be deeply missed. Howard was preceded in death by a brother, Dewayne Nelson and a grandson, James Kimball. Survivors include his wife Arlene, seven children: Howard Edward (Eddie) (Merlene) Nelson of Florida, Kitty Eike (Doug) of Hoquiam, Sandy (Jeff) Kimball of Cosmopolis, Max (Mary) Smith of Vancouver, Angelee (Robert) Torppa of Grays River, Roxy (Steve) Forbes of Bellingham and Karl (Shana) Smith of Rosburg; a brother, James Nelson of Portland, sisters Donna Schwager of Nebraska and Ruth Rickman of Alaska. Howard loved all his children and cherished his 23 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren, plus numerous nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held on March 9th at Peaceful Hill Cemetery in Naselle, with a procession following to Valley Bible Church in Rosburg

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Howard Ray Nelson's memorial is located at: Peaceful Hill Cemetery, Naselle, Pacific County, USA.
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Howard Ray Nelson death on 24 Feb 2019 in Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 46.3678017
Longitude: -123.7994003

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Richard Charles Nelson

(1907 - 1995)

Eva Irene DePeel Nelson

(1909 - 2006)

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